The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-07-07
FORTUNE FINDERS.
The Luck Of Some New Orleans
Men in the juno Drawing
of The Louisiana State
Lottery.

About noon on Wednesday three men
stepped into the private office of The
Louisiana State Lottery Company, and
their smiling faces betrayed their er-
rand. They were John w. Tenny, an
engineer, and Charles Dennis and John
Moran, watchmen, all three at present
in government employ, the latter on
board the United States government
boat General Newton, and Tenny is
engineer of the Ruby, the boats now
lying near the exposition grounds, pre-
pairing for trip to the Atchafalaya.
Dennis had twentieth of the ticket
which won the $500, 0CO prize, rolled up
carelessly between his fingers. He
Strengthened it out on the table, and
said:
"There it is boys; we've got it,
"You see," said Dennis, "this is g
Combine We each buy ticket every
month, from pool, and divide the
profits We have been buying tickets
tor several years, and at last we struck
| it."
sit was his ticket that did the bust.
ness" said Tenny. "Moran and
bought ours, but Dennis did not have q
chance to go down town. He finally
asked friend of his to bring him up 8
dollar ticket. Dennis got his dollar
ticket and put it in the pool. | thought
no more of it until the morning after
the drawing. 1 had the blues, but wher
l saw the Picayune-you can guess the
rest. There on top of the column were
the figures 52,749, and opposite then
the $4,000 prize. That is our number
and so Dennis, Moran and l told thu
boss that we had important business
down town, and here we are"
"What are you going to do with thu
money ?" asked the reporter.
''This is in confidence. We intend tt
deplete our finances considerably By
having good time, and after that W.
may go back to work just the same a.
ever. In fact, we may not quit worl
at ALL"
Just then a check for the money they
had won was brought to them, and tn
trio departed rejoicing. Dennis is from
Clare, Ireland, 80 years of age, has beer
in America since childhood and in New
Orleans for five years. One of the frs
hal bits he acquired was to buy lotter,
ticket monthly, and now he is glad o
it. Moran is an Orleanian bred an,
born. Tenny is from North Carolin
and says it is the first time he has hat
hia name in the papers. All three ar
unmarried, and jolly good fellows.
The little office had not been long va
Gated when in came another caller.
was letter-carrier P. J. Mooney with
out his uniform. Mooney had found hi
luck at last and he found it with dol
lar ticket in the June drawing of TIL
Louisiana State Lottery Company. 81
is native of New Orleans, ~ years O
OF age, is married and lives with hi
family at 420 Ursullnes street. In 1SS
, Postmaster Merchant appointed him t.
carry mail and he was retained unde
the democratic administration.
Mooney did not believe much in lot
terry. He bought one ticket tor dolla
, and won nothing. This confirmed. hi
belief or rather lack of it. A few day
before the June drawing he determine
TO try again; among the five tickets h
bought was one bearing the magic fig
ures, 52,749. They were magic to hir
; for they opened the gates OF fortune i
a day and made him comparatively
rich man. Mooney bought his ticke
two days before the drawing, and whe
he saw the Picayune on Wednesda
morning his joy can we'll be imagine
No. 52,749 had won the $4,000
prize.
Mooney says he will invest his mon
ey and carry his mail bag with light
, er heart.
There were no other capital priz
holders who called that day, the othe
fractions being held in distant parts c
, the country, but the reception of small
or holders continued until the door
were closed, tickets were presented an
cashed, and the June drawing ha
been lucky one for many. No matte
in what mood the callers came, they a
: departed smiling.-New Orleans LA
, PicaYun e. June Is, 1857.